Justin B.

Designer with the responsibilities of Art Directing, Line building, Product development, Sketching and Conceptualizing Various Footwear, in 2D and 3D formats. Other duties within these assignments included building relationships with manufacturers while traveling to Italy for factory visits, as well as managing the growth of the brand by being at the core of all events and activations

Footwear Designer with the duties of creating solutions for the Women's Originals Footwear category and establishing functional and aesthetic designs on a seasonal basis. A key role player in a team that always collaborated with marketing to understand design opportunities in different markets and ensured proper compliance of brand identity marks to create modern and progressive designs.

Head designer with the duties of spearheading the design and development of the footwear being produced, from new shoe designs, material direction, color direction, and trend direction for Private label Clients and conceptualizing the lifestyle and aesthetic of the in house brand MESSECA NEW YORK. Managing a team of three to complete all color cads and sourcing to meet seasonal deadlines and insuring all footwear meets a quality standard. Frequent trips to china to source Leather articles and communicate with PU suppliers and manage the production of all incoming samples in a 3-week time frame. Also in charge of researching extensively what is trending in all markets from luxury designer goods to contemporary designer goods to assure that the company is producing quality over quantity

Footwear Design assistant focusing on various women’s collections with the duties of learning the basics of designing for mass production at lower price points, working with factories over seas by communicating about design and development. other duties included a getting a full in depth look at the footwear industry through on field and online trend research and learning how a shoe is produced from concept boards to final products.

Design intern learning with the duties of learning the fundamentals of rendering mens shoes in an accurate manner by creating concepts based on image research, considering proportion, attention to detail, and knowledge of material treatment

Design intern within the women's runway collection Shoes and Accessories. Produced a mini collection that was then presented to Ralph Lauren as a part of an assignment that was worked on for the duration of the Internship.